[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Thank God. Bush is no Charley Brown, not going to try for Lucy's football. Dick Armey's famous words, 'The definition of insanity is to do the same thing the same way again and again, and expect a different result.'

Returning weapons inspectors is insane. Ironically, Dick Armey was opposed to attacking Iraq, if I'm not mistaken. Go figure.

[tet68]

What hath the demonrats wrought?
I believe the French and Germans are in this up to their necks!
Did any of this catch you unawares? Then you haven't been paying attention.

[BOBTHENAILER]

If Iraq's regime continues to defy us and the world, (the United States) will move deliberately yet decisively to hold Iraq to account," with or without the United Nations, Bush said.

I think that about sums up the feeling.

[McGavin999]

16 resolutions have been violated and Saddam is agreeing to talk about only one. Sorry Saddam, that just won't cut it.

There are 15 more that must be addressed immediately including the release of all prisoners or their remains, as well as allowing the UN to administer the oil for food program so we can be sure that any monies will reach the people of Iraq.

The French and Germans are in this up to their ears. If they don't want that fact to be plastered all over every newspaper in the world they'd better get on board pretty darned quick.

[shrinkermd]

Nuclear weapons in the hands of the Iraquis would be a catastrophe. Once there, they could black mail the world with their threats. Get them out of power and now! Ignore the French, Germans, U.N. and any one else that makes excuses for this regime. They hate us more than they fear Iraq. Our job is to protect the USA and its allies. It is not to court world opinion.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

This is excellent news. Sadaam's and Kofi's flanking maneuver is rejected. Kofi Annan obviously took much greater offense at Bush's belittling of "his" organization than he said!

The first reaction from the Bush Administration was going to be decisive in this -- as in the next attempt at diplomatic flanking.

Sadaam is soon to become so desperate to get U.N. inspectors in Iraq that he'll offer to fully fund the entire operation. He needs the inspectors in country if he's to ever have enough time to go nuclear.

Let us hope that the Democrats (who WILL pick up on this opportunity -- being as much enemies of Bush as Sadaam is) can be forced and/or shamed into submission. The internal problem (with an unfriendly Senate) is more troubling than the U.N.'s attempts at appeasement.

[Rome2000]